Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida

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Archdiocese of Mérida
Archidioecesis Emeritensis in Venetiola
Statistics
Country: Venezuela
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 8,109 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
603,464 (2004)
543,118 (90.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral Basílica Menor de la
Inmaculada Concepción de Mérida
Ordinaries
Bishop: Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
Auxiliary Bishop: Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida {Latin: Emeriten(sis) in Venetiola} is an archdiocese located in the city of Mérida in Venezuela.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Special Churches

  • Minor Basillicas:
    • Basílica de Santa Lucía, Timotes

[edit] Leadership

  • Archbishops of Mérida (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (1991.10.30 – present)
    • Archbishop Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. (1979.08.20 – 1991.10.30)
    • Archbishop Angel Pérez Cisneros (1972.08.30 – 1979.08.20)
    • Archbishop José Rafael Pulido Méndez (1966.11.22 – 1972.08.30)
    • Archbishop Acacio Chacón Guerra (1927.08.01 – 1966.12.15)
    • Archbishop Antonio Ramón Silva (1923.06.11 – 1927.08.01)
  • Bishops of Mérida (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Antonio Ramón Silva (1894.05.21 – 1923.06.11)
    • Bishop Román Lovera (1880.08.20 – 1892)
    • Bishop Juan Hilario Bosset (1842.01.27 – 1873)
    • Bishop José Vicente de Unda (1836.07.11 – 1840.07.19)
    • Bishop José Buenaventura Arias Bergara (1828.12.22 – 1831.11.21)
    • Bishop Rafael Lasso de la Vega (1815.03.08 – 1828.12.15)
    • Bishop Santiago Hernández Milanés (1801.07.20 – 1812.03.26)
    • Bishop Antonio de Espinosa, O.P. (1795.12.18 – 1800.09.23)
    • Bishop Cándido Manuel de Torrijos (1791.12.19 – 1794.11.20)
    • Bishop Juan Ramos de Lora, O.F.M. (1782.09.23 – 1790.11.09)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

[edit] Source

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